Hibike! Euphonium’s Liz to Aoitori Film Casts 13-Year-Old Figure Skater Miyu Honda

The staff of Kyoto Animation’s Liz to Aoitori (Liz und ein Blauer Vogel or Liz and the Bluebird), the first of two planned all-new anime films in the Sound! Euphonium franchise, announced on Tuesday that 13-year-old figure skater Miyu Honda will have her first voice acting role in the film. Honda will play two characters from the film’s in-story fairy tale: Liz, an orphan girl who lives alone by a lake, and a mysterious blue-haired girl who saves Liz when she falls.

In addition, the staff announced that Kyoto-based four-woman band Homecomings will perform the film’s theme song “Songbirds.”